United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 125813
Poverty: Children
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10 April 2026
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce rates of child poverty in working families in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
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10 April 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce rates of child poverty in working families in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Source: Commons
20 April 2026
Answer
The latest statistics for 2024/25 show that over seven in ten children in poverty are in working families. ‘Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty’, published in December 2025, sets out Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty, includin...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-04-10/125813
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1897751
- uk · wq-1897751 · source updated 20 April 2026